A recent judgement handed down in the case of Sanso Rondon v LexisNexis Ltd [2021] EWHC 1427 (QB) has helped to clarify the position on the liability of Article 27 Representatives in the event of a breach of the GDPR…
In January 2021, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), under which the ICO sits, signed a joint Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) detailing the process to be followed when the Secretary of…
To increase workplace testing in sectors that are open during lockdown, the Government has expanded the eligibility for joining the ‘workplace rapid testing programme’. The scheme is now open to organisations with 50 or more employees (down from 250 employees…
The ICLG Aviation Laws and Regulations 2021 guide was published on 3 February 2021. Alan Meneghetti, Partner at RadcliffesLeBrasseur LLP, co-edited the publication and co-produced the UK chapter of the guide. Alan also contributed an article on the use of personal…
This is the second of two briefings on data protection post-Brexit. Click here for the first briefing. The two sets of Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) currently in use were adopted prior to the implementation of the GDPR. Following the recent ECJ…
This briefing is part one of a two part series. The second part explaining the impact of the Schrems II decision can be found here. When the Brexit transition period ended on 31 December 2020 the UK became a “third country”…
On 18 December 2020, NHSX released a template Data Sharing Agreement (“DSA”) for healthcare providers to use when sharing patient data with third party data controllers. The template DSA is designed to help healthcare providers demonstrate compliance with GDPR, confidentiality…
The National Data Guardian for Health and Social Care (NDG) is seeking views on revision and expansion of the seven existing Caldicott Principles in an open consultation which was launched on 25 June 2020. The NDG also proposes use of statutory powers to issue guidance…
The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has today (16 July, 2020) handed down its decision in the much awaited Schrems II case (Case C-311/18 Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland and Maximillian Schrems). This landmark judgment will profoundly…
The ICO has published guidance on Covid -19 workplace testing and monitoring. Whilst some organisations have been engaged in testing for several weeks now, others are planning to return to the workplace and have questions about what is and isn’t…
